I have been blessed with a quiet, peaceful baby. That said, he still needs to eat a couple of times in the middle of the night, and he is not always eager to go back to sleep after his meal. At times he even fusses a bit. However, I am always ready to crawl back into bed. I find it next to impossible to stay awake when starting at the nursery room wall. Even the T.V. lulls me to sleep at 4am. But now, after a month of 2am and 4am feedings, I have found 10 ways to stay awake.
One- read Julia Quinn’s new release, 10 Things I Love About You, while the baby nurses.
Two- read 10 Things I Love About You aloud to the baby while the baby fusses after eating a large meal.
Three- take a break from the book to burp the baby and share the top ten reasons you love the baby.
Four- continue reading 10 Things I Love About You aloud to the baby, this time using different voices for each character.
Five- now that you have the baby’s attention and he is wide awake (but thankfully no longer fussing) explain the nuances of society in Regency England to the baby to enhance his understanding of the book.
Six- continue reading 10 Things I Love About You aloud using different voices for each character. (Be very glad you have not been reading Goodnight Moon over and over to the baby for the past hour or two).
Seven- allow yourself one more chapter (or two, or three) even though the baby has fallen asleep in your arms.
Eight- finish 10 Things I Love About You as the sun begins to rise.
Nine- realize that it is now time for the baby to eat again, and that instead of sleeping while the baby slept, you were reading.
Ten- reach for the next book in your TBR pile as the baby wakes. (Anna Campbell’s latest!)
LOL, Sarah. I love #7.
Hero in training!
Awesome, Sarah! Number 5 made me laugh out loud!
There are way more than ten things I love about this blog post!!!!
JQ
Maya and JQ: You have both been a big part of my baby’s young life. I was reading Maya’s A Groom of One’s Own when my labor started and as you can see, 10 Things I Love About You got me through more than one late night feeding!
I’m tempted to read the Bridgerton series out loud to him.
Renee and Brynna: Thanks for stopping by! I will see you both at the Romance Roundtable:)